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You can't converse with Alzheimer's sufferers in the way you do with others; the dialogue tends to go round in circles.
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Meaning of "go round in circles" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF GO ROUND IN CIRCLES

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WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE GO ROUND IN CIRCLES

go out
go out of one´s way
go over
go over with a fine-tooth comb
go overboard
go pear-shaped
go phut
go places
go public
go round
go shares
go short
go sour
go steady
go straight
go the distance
go the rounds
go the whole hog
go through
go through the hoop

WORDS THAT END LIKE GO ROUND IN CIRCLES

Androcles
articles
Canticle of Canticles
Canticles
Chronicles
Damocles
Eccles
Empedocles
Euler´s circles
Feast of Tabernacles
Heracles
horn-rimmed spectacles
in articles
oracles
pair of spectacles
Pericles
Sophocles
spectacles
Sword of Damocles
Themistocles

Synonyms and antonyms of go round in circles in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «go round in circles» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF GO ROUND IN CIRCLES

Find out the translation of go round in circles to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of go round in circles from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «go round in circles» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

去团团转
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

dar vueltas
570 millions of speakers

English

go round in circles
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

हलकों में गोल
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

جولة الذهاب في الدوائر
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

идти по кругу
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

andar em círculos
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বৃত্তাকার মধ্যে বৃত্তাকার যান
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

tourner en rond
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Berpusing-pusing dalam lingkaran
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

gehen im Kreis
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

サークルで回る
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

라운드에서 원 이동
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Pindhah menyang bunderan
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

đi vòng quanh trong vòng tròn
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

வட்டங்களில் வட்டமாக செல்லுங்கள்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

मंडळामध्ये गोल करा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Çevrelerinde dolaşmak
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

girare in tondo
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

kręcić się w kółko
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

йти по колу
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

du-te în cercuri
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

κάνουν κύκλους
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

gaan in die rondte
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

går runt i cirklar
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

gå rundt i sirkler
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of go round in circles

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «GO ROUND IN CIRCLES»

The term «go round in circles» is quite widely used and occupies the 34.226 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «GO ROUND IN CIRCLES» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about go round in circles

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Kevin Whately
You can't converse with Alzheimer's sufferers in the way you do with others; the dialogue tends to go round in circles.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GO ROUND IN CIRCLES»

Discover the use of go round in circles in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to go round in circles and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Phish Companion: A Guide to the Band and Their Music
Will It Go Round in Circles? Orig. Artist: Billy Preston Orig. Album: (single); The Best of Billy Preston (1988) Vocals: Trey Debut: 9/10/99 Historian: Phillip Zerbo THE MEMBERS OF Phish have long been known to have a special reverence for  ...
‎2004
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English-Albanian Dictionary of Idioms
go out of sight/view go round in circles helpful: if you are ever in trouble, they will go out of their way to help you. □ You should be willing to go out of your way to oblige a friend. □ We went out of our way to make him feel at home. go out of ...
Ilo Stefanllari, 2000
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Literary Adaptations in Spanish Cinema
... organist winds up the instrument in a circular motion; when the couple dance together they whirl round in circles and Dorita demands Pedro spin her round more and more; then the pair go round in circles together on the merry-go-round.
Sally Faulkner, 2004
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Chambers concise dictionary
2 to reach or arrive back at the starting-point, go round in circles to be trapped in a frustrating cycle of repetitive discussion or activity, run round in circles to rush around frantically, making little progress. circlet / 'S3:kbt/ >«1 a simple band or ...
Ian Brookes, 2004
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Advanced Learner's Dictionary
... circle com full circle to arrive at the starting-point again: With more and more people looking to nature for cures, we seem to have come full circle. go round in circles 1 also run round in circles to rush around, but not achieve one's purpose.
Turton, 1998
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Idiomatic Creativity: A cognitive-linguistic model of ...
Idioms with literal compositionality and global motivation, e.g.: grit one's teeth, spin one's wheels, turn the page, go round in circles, etc. With this type, the metaphorical transfer from the literal to the idiomatic meaning is still vivid, but the  ...
Andreas Langlotz, 2006
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One Fell Swoop: A Novel in Stories
We'll go round in circles. We'll fly high . . . I was singing at the top of my lungs one time when Charlie overheard me. “What are you singing?” he asked. “It's will it, not we will. We will go round in circles makes absolutely no sense.” But it does.
Virginia Boyd, 2007
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Coaching the Soul
If the purpose of a person is simply to get by and struggle to survive, to “go round in circles” with no clear direction, this is going to affect how satisfied they feel (the conductor), their energy levels and this will inevitably influence what the person ...
Richard A. Bowell
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English/German Dictionary of Idioms: Supplement to the ...
... Kreis: die besseren/höheren Kreise a man/woman/... from the best circles Kreis : ein Mann/eine Frau/... aus den besten Kreisen to go round in circles Kreis: sich im Kreis(e) drehe n/( bewegen) u my/your/... circles Kreis: in meinen/deinen/.
Professor Hans Schemann, 2013
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Chimera
O I fret about the wife and kids, national debt, salad garden; talk to myself, go round in circles . . ." I squatted before him. "Old fellow, are you blind and deaf?" " Excuse me," he said. I gripped his arm. "Used to be," he said, "I'd have a lackey do ...
John Barth, 1972

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GO ROUND IN CIRCLES»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term go round in circles is used in the context of the following news items.
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'Fifth Beatle' Billy Preston Tops Billboard Chart
On this day, Billy Preston's single “Will It Go Round in Circles” hit number one on the Billboard charts. Preston was a prodigy organist and ... «Chron.com, Jul 15»
2
Use your key for the next article
Billy Preston started a two-week run at No.1 on the US singles music chart in 1973 with 'Will It Go Round In Circles', his first of two US chart ... «Examiner.com, Jul 15»
3
This Week in Music History
July 7th, 1973 – Billy Preston starts a two week run at No.1 on the singles chart with 'Will It Go Round In Circles', his first of two chart toppers. «New Jersey 101.5 FM Radio, Jul 15»
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Somerset cricket: No-ball calls cost us points, says boss Matt Maynard
"Things go round in circles, and we didn't get it today, Glamorgan had the rub of the green – as they did at their place – but I'm sure we'll get it ... «Western Daily Press, Jun 15»
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CTM Playlist: June 25, 2015
"Will it go round in circles"- Billy Preston. "Heavy Things"- Phish. "Don't Stop til you get enough"- Michael Jackson. "Float on"- Modest Mouse. «CBS News, Jun 15»
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Can you stay awake for the whole Le Mans 24-hour race?
Here there's none of that. We're all here to watch cars go round in circles and celebrate highly tuned sucking, squeezing, banging and blowing. «CNET, Jun 15»
7
Muscat, Busuttil spar on passports programme - Busuttil to seek …
The prime minister should not go round in circles by not having convened a meeting of the monitoring board, which only met in October. «Times of Malta, Jun 15»
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Behind the scenes at The Football League: Compiling the fixture list
Often you can go round in circles and waves – what's in fashion one season goes out of fashion the next. It's a case of sticking to principles and ... «The Football League, Jun 15»
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Herndon High Choir Holds Pops Concert
The program opened with a presentation of “Will It Go Round in Circles” by the Herndon High School Choirs, followed by “Gone, Gone, Gone,” ... «Virginia Connection Newspapers, Jun 15»
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England can win the Ashes – and Elvis Presley will present the urn
“We've certainly found that at home, the media tend to go round in circles in terms of the guys they attack. It's very difficult for everyone to score ... «The Independent, Jun 15»

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